Thank the Lord...Spring is here!!

We are so glad the weather is finally changing. At least for now, before we hit summer heat. We have been outside almost everyday and the kids are already getting nice little tans!
The picture above is from a weekend away that Brandon and I took to San Antonio. A sort of "baby-moon" before baby Reed #3 arrives. Nana & Papa took Micah & Sophie to Medieval Times in Dallas so we spent our weekend sleeping and eating with no plans other than quiet adult conversation. What a blessing!! During one of our morning walks around the Riverwalk we sat to drink some coffee on a bench. This really sweet couple walked up and pointed out to us that right behind us was a mother duck sitting on her eggs in a nest. (hard to see in the picture, but she's right on the edge close to the water) She thought this was especially neat because she could obviously tell that I'm pregnant. It was amazing to see how meticulous this mother duck was at constantly adjusting her nest to keep her babies safe.
When we got back Micah was on spring break so Brandon took Monday off and we went to the zoo. We spent quite a bit of time dodging the rain, but hardly anyone else was there so the kids had a great time without crowds. They loved the new monkey exhibit in the Africa section, the monkeys were very interactive.

Sophie decided last week she wanted to play dress-up with her Tinkerbell costume, then she remembered Aunt Kelly had given her roller-skates and she was ready to use them. So cute especially with the helmet. She even got brave enough to dance and jump along with the Imagination Movers on the wood floor while wearing the skates.
We recently got some fruit trees for the backyard. Green apple for Micah, red apple for Sophie, and pear for the baby (hopefully this kid likes pears too). The kids had such a blast picking them out, and helping daddy dig the holes! Then we got some flowers for the flower bed and we had some left over to put in their pots too. So fun to watch them participate in these new adventures! And for those of you that may have been wondering, yes I do let my kids get dirty, and they have fun doing it :-) The trees have already starting blooming flowers. Can't wait for the fruit!

Family Time

The first half of February was crazy cold, but luckily the second half warmed up nicely so we've been spending lots of time outside. Micah also finished up his basketball season and loved learning to dribble and make baskets. His coach was the best and made the last practice family practice so Micah & B got to do 3-legged dribbling competitions, it was so cute!! Humble Christian School also held it's 6th annual talent show, Micah and his friend Grace danced to a Go-Fish Guys song. My little man used to be crazy shy, I'm so proud of how much he's grown! Sophie has been enjoying riding her princess bike and playing in the back yard. Oh yeah, it's also rodeo time so we took the kids to the Humble rodeo where you can get much closer for much cheaper than the Houston Rodeo. They love watching the bulls, but Sophie fell asleep during the concert. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to fall asleep no matter where you are or what's going on around you, and know there will be someone there to carry you home?!? We had another ultrasound yesterday to check the growth of baby Reed #3. Everything checked out well. I'm now 30 weeks 4 days and they estimate the baby weighs 3lbs 7oz. Still no luck with the name situation, poor kid:(

Do your kids give you this look too?